Dr. A. E. Reeves passed away Monday evening at the St. Mary's hospital in North Platte at the age of 77 years. He had been in poor health, and recently became seriously ill.

Dr. Reeves practiced for many years at Farnam in the hospital he established here, leaving in 1944 to set up a private practice in North Platte.

He leaves one son, Richard, and a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Oman.

Mrs. Reeves passed away several years ago.

Memorial services will be held Friday morning at 10:00 am at Malaney, Cox, and Kuhns Funeral home in North Platte. Services will be held in the Methodist Church at Farnam at 2:30 Friday afteroon.

The Farnam Press 18(48):1, Thursday, September 4, 1958

Services for
Dr. A. E. Reeves
At Farnam

Dr. Alfred Edwin Reeves was born March 18, 1881, at Spencer, Iowa, and passed away in St. Mary’s Hospital, North Platte, Sept. 1, 1958, at the age of 77 years.

He was graduate of Ensworth Medical College, of St. Joseph, Mo., receiving his degree in 1904, following which he came to Farnam, Nebraska, and was associated for a short time with his uncle in general practice. He served the community as doctor and surgeon for 40 years. In 1925 he built at Farnam a hospital dedicated to the memory of his mother, which he operated for 22 years.

He served as an officer in the medical corps in France during World War I.

On July 7, 1905, he was married to Maude Taylor of Curtis, who preceded him in death, having passed away in August of 1952.

Dr. and Mrs. Reeves moved from Farnam to North Platte in December, 1943, where he practiced medicine for 10 years and was an active staff member of both hospitals. The last few years were spent in retirement because of ill health. He had done extensive post graduate work in various medical centers in the United States, and in 1954 he received the 50-year recognition pin from the Nebraska Medical Society. He was a member of the Methodist Church, the Lion’s Club, the American Legion, and the Lincoln County Medical Society.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth C. Oman of Gothenburg; s son, Dr. Richard E. Reeves of New Orleans, La.; five grandchildren; two brothers, Frank of Gothenburg, and Matt of Tampa, Florida; four sisters, Mrs. Jennie Jones of Farnam, Mrs. Jessie Amons of Nampa, Idaho, and Mrs. Sada Weik of Norfolk, and Mrs. Delia Mansfield of Boise, Idaho, and a host ot other relatives and friends.

A memorial service was held in North Platte at the Maloney-Cox Kuhns Chapel at 10:00 a.m. Friday morning, Sept. 5. The doctors of North Platte attended as honorary pall bearers. Funeral services were conducted at Farnam at 2:30 p.m. and interment was at Farnam, with an honor guard of American Legion. Reverend Hicks of North Platte, his pastor, was in charge of both services, with Rev. Hart of Farnam Methodist Church assisting.

The Gothenburg Times 51(11):9 Thursday, September 11, 1958

Alfred Edwin Reeves

Born at Spencer, Iowa, March 18, 1881, Alfred Edwin Reeves, physician and surgeon, is the son of Nelson Grant and Jessie Louise (Rose) Reeves. Nelson Reeves, a farmer, was born in Brown County, Kansas, October 9, 1853. His wife, Jessie, born at Ladoga, Indiana, November 21, 1856, died at Farnam, Nebraska, November 4, 1923.

Alfred Edwin Reeves attended rural schools in Missouri and Iowa; was graduated from high school at Ridgeway. Missouri, and received the degree of doctor of medicine from Ensworth Medical College on April 1, 1904. He played college football three years.

He was united in marriage to Maude Jennie Taylor at Curtis, Nebraska, June 7, 1905. She was born in Richardson County, March 14, 1881. There are two children, Richard E., born October 28, 1912; and Betty Lorraine, born December 12, 1918.

Dr. Reeves has been engaged in the practice of medicine in Nebraska for the past twenty-eight years. He is a member of the Nebraska State and Dawson County Medical Associations, the Farnam Commercial Club, the National Geographic Society (1922) the Nebraska State Historical Society and the Nebraskana Society.

He held the rank of captain in Company H, 5th Regiment of Infantry 1913-14; first lieutenant, Medical Corps, United States Army 1917-18, with service in France, and was promoted to the rank of captain, Medical Corps. He is a member of the American Legion, the Masons and Odd Fellows, and from 1925-28 was a member of the Farnam School Board. His favorite sport is hunting and his hobby is taxidermy. Residence: Farnam.

Biographical Sketches, The Nebraskana Society, 1932